Questions, answered

Click Get started, then use Proto to configure Public Library System for your business. Begin with one library organization, a small item set and a representative loan from request through return.

It keeps the item’s name, code, eligibility note, active state and owning organization. A loan links to the item when staff prepare circulation work.

Record its copy code in the custody event tied to the loan. The event can also carry the condition and the people handing the copy over.

Use Operations Overview and Due Loans. Open the loan to check its due date, status, owner and issue or return history before acting.

The coordinator prepares and submits it against a loan. A Collection Reviewer reads that revision and supporting evidence, then records the decision and reason.

Yes. The review decision retains the reviewer, source revision, date, reason and operation key with its parent loan.

Attach them to the loan with a title, evidence type, uploader and visibility. Agree whether a file is internal or shared before using it with another library.

The operation receipt records its result state, expected revision and any failure reason. The reviewer compares it with the linked loan and custody effects.

Organizations identify the participating library scope. Item, loan, request and team references keep ownership and responsibility connected to each case.

An Auditor can read authorized records and reports. Rehearse access across organizations and attachment visibility as part of setup.